Biogeography and Ecology in Madagascar [Paperback]

Chapters Contents.- Madagascar relief and main types of landscape.- The geology of Madagascar.- The climatology of Madagascar.- Flora and vegetation of M adagascar.- The forest of Madagascar.- Les sols de Madagascar.- Accelerated erosion and soil degradation.- Rivers and streams on Madagascar.- Man and the environment in Madagascar.- The Malagasy subfossils.- The coral reefs of Madagascar.- Some ecological and biogeographical problems of the entomofauna of Madagascar.- Les arachnides de Madagascar.- Le peuplement de Mollusques terrestres de Madagascar.- Fishes of the continental waters of Madagascar.- Les reptiles de Madagascar et des ?les voisines.- The Evolution and affinities of the birds of Madagascar.- Insectivores.- The rodents of Madagascar: The seven genera of Malagasy rodents.- The carnivora of Madagascar.- Order of primates: Sub-order of lemurs.- Human diseases and their relationship to the Environment.- The problems of nature conservation in Madagascar.- In conclusion.Springer Book Archives